Due to the importance of the valorization of native species of the Cerrado and the dissemination of the potential of the baru fruit, this study was developed with the purpose of proposing a method of conservation of the fruit (dehydration), since baru is a seasonal fruit, by producing flours from the combination of two parts, the epicarp and mesocarp, since the commercial part of the fruit most valued and investigated is the almond, and evaluating the effect of the drying on the nutritional characteristics of the flour produced using baru epicarp and mesocarp (FEMB) from fruits not dried and fruits submitted to different drying temperatures (40, 60, 80 and 100 [degrees]C).

A sequential extraction scheme, therefore, needs to be further developed in order to recover oil, protein and sapogenins of the kernel, sapogenins of the mesocarp and epicarp as well as other little-characterized components of the fruit implicated in some biological activities of potential use.

Dellova, "Evaluation of post-surgical healing in rats using a topical preparation based on extract of musa sapientum epicarp," Brazilian Journal of Pharmacognosy, vol.

Its fruit is divided (TEIXEIRA, 2008) into epicarp (11-13%), mesocarp (20-23%), endocarp (57-63%), and kernels (7-9%).

indica can be at least partly explained by the density of laticiferous ducts present on the epicarp and mesocarp of the fruit, which has a toxic effect on eggs and larvae, as shown by Joel (1980, 1981) for C.

Andira inermis), low nutritional value, an extremely hard or tough epicarp or characteristics more adapted to bird or bat dispersal.

Thereafter, the epicarp was removed by knife, and the external mesocarp was cut into pieces and placed in an airforced oven at 65[degrees]C for 72 hours until completely dried.

It is a drupe with a thin epicarp, a soft fleshy thick mesocarp and a hard endocarp encasing a soft dicotyledonous kernel.

The coconut fruit comprises an outer epicarp, a mesocarp, and an inner endocarp.

It consists of a thin, hard epicarp, a dark brown mesocarp, and a hard endocarp that encloses the seed (Beka et al.

Tucuma is a smooth drupe with an epicarp and mesocarp that can vary greatly in color (yellowish to dark orange and red, or whitish), shape (oval, spherical), mesocarp thickness (2.8 to 10 mm), endocarp, and seed type.

The seed is a trigonal nutlet 2.2 x 1.5 mm with smooth epicarp and mesocarp and a hard endocarp, having two flat sides and an outer convex side (Figure 1D).